Expired Funding Opportunities

In response to concerns voiced by victim service providers, OVC will support a national initiative to assist the field in becoming more educated consumers of, and contributors to, research and evaluation that can lead to more effective and cost-efficient services for victims of crime. To achieve this goal, OVC will award one cooperative agreement of up to $250,000 for the first 12-month project period to develop and implement national-scope training and technical assistance that can be delivered through interactive online access.

Multiple cooperative agreements of $200,000 to $400,000 will be awarded to victim service organizations to provide timely, high-quality services to victims of human trafficking as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, as amended, and to enhance interagency collaboration and coordination in the provision of services to such victims.

This grant opportunity offers up to six first-year awards of $35,000 for the development of State Victim Assistance Academies (SVAA) that will provide comprehensive, academically based, fundamental education and training for victim assistance providers, victim advocates, criminal justice personnel, and allied professionals who routinely work with victims of crime. Applicants must demonstrate a commitment from the state Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) victim assistance and compensation program offices to help develop the Academy.

Multiple discretionary grants of $200,000 to $400,000 will be awarded to victim service organizations to provide timely, high-quality services to victims of human trafficking as defined by the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, as amended, and to enhance interagency collaboration and coordination in the provision of services to such victims.

Discretionary grants ranging from $150,000 to $300,000 (depending on the focus area) will be awarded to develop or enhance training, technical assistance, promising practices, models, and programs that are national in scope and that either address gaps in the field in the areas of training and technical assistance or develop promising practices, models, or programs through demonstration projects.

One fellowship of up to $135,000 will be awarded to conduct an analysis of existing data regarding services available to underserved crime victims in order to identify trends and explore ways to capture information about services to these victims; and to analyze the overall effectiveness of state Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) programs or construct a framework to analyze state VOCA programs.

Three awards of up to $108,000 each will be awarded to federally recognized Indian tribal governments and American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) organizations to enhance AI/AN communities’ capacity to provide effective and sustainable high-quality, victim-centered, multidisciplinary services and support for adult and child victims of sexual assault, and to ensure conformance to the Victims of Crime Act. Funding will be awarded to three diverse sites—one that is under the jurisdiction of Public Law 280, one that is not under the jurisdiction of Public Law 280, and an Alaska Native Village.

One cooperative agreement of up to $250,000 will be awarded to a nonprofit organization to support three diverse American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AIN) communities in conducting a comprehensive community needs assessment and developing a strategic plan that will enhance and build a sustainable, culturally relevant, victim-centered SANE-SART project; and to support the development and implementation of a National AI/AN SANE-SART Strategy.

One discretionary grant of $150,000 will be awarded to plan and implement the VOCA National Joint Training Conference, a 2 ½-day training conference for approximately 300 VOCA victim assistance and compensation administrators and staff that will be held in 2012. The conference will employ lectures, panels, workshops, and forums to explore ways to improve the delivery of crime victim services; provide an opportunity for VOCA administrators to exchange information, views, and best practices; and provide training and technical assistance on effective program operations.

One cooperative agreement of up to $175,000 will be awarded to support OVC and DOJ's Alaska Native Action Team in improving the quality of life for Alaska Natives (AN) in rural and remote villages, with a focus on leveraging and facilitating access to public and private programs and services to victims of crime in these remote communities, with an emphasis on coordinating and communicating with key federal, state, and victim service stakeholders.

One cooperative agreement of $375,000 will be awarded to support the provision of financial and technical assistance to approximately 60 subgrant recipients of up to $5,000 each to conduct public education and awareness activities on crime victims' rights and services in their jurisdictions during 2012 National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW). To learn more about this annual event, visit the NCVRW Web site (http://ovc.ncjrs.gov/ncvrw/index.html). Those applying are strongly advised to begin the application process well in advance of the April 21, 2011 deadline.

One cooperative agreement of up to $600,000 will be awarded to assist OVC in planning and implementing the 13th National Indian Nations Conference: Justice for Victims of Crime, which will take place in 2012. The goal of the 3-day conference is to provide timely training, best practices, and resources to increase and enhance the capacity of victim service providers, criminal justice professionals, and other allied professionals to improve their response to the needs of American Indian and Alaska Native crime victims.

This competitive program will award one cooperative agreement of $360,000 to a nonprofit organization, faith- or community-based organization, or a public agency to produce a comprehensive kit that will serve as a resource for the victims' field to support efforts to heighten the public's awareness of crime victim issues during National Crime Victims' Rights Week (NCVRW) in April 2012 and throughout the year. Those applying are urged to begin the application process well in advance of the February 14, 2011 deadline.

This grant opportunity offers up to six first-year awards of $35,000 for the development of State Victim Assistance Academies (SVAA) that will provide comprehensive, academically based, fundamental education and training for victim assistance providers, victim advocates, criminal justice personal, and allied professionals who routinely work with victims of crime. Applicants must demonstrate a commitment from the state Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) victim assistance and compensation program offices to help develop the Academy.

One cooperative agreement of $655,000 will be awarded to a nongovernmental organization, college or university, or public agency to plan and implement the Mass Casualty and Violence at Home and Abroad—OVC Assisting Victims of Crime 2011 Conference. The conference will provide 2.5-3 days of state-of-the-art training with national experts presenting workshops and keynotes on multidisciplinary teams and victim-centered approaches to assisting victims of mass violence.

With the approaching 10-year anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, victims need a centralized resource to provide access to needed services, such as mental health counseling and support, and information on activities related to the commemoration of these tragic events. Through this program, one cooperative agreement of up to $1,500,000 will be awarded to improve services and assistance by providing supplemental support and information-sharing resources to the families, emergency responders, survivors, and other victims of 9/11.

One cooperative agreement of up to $325,000 will be awarded to update an existing OVC resource entitled Standards for Victim Assistance Programs and Providers. The enhancement of this resource will update the document for contemporary relevance and promote competence and ethical integrity of victim service providers and quality and consistency of services for crime victims and their families.

One cooperative agreement of $650,000 will be awarded to a national nonprofit organization to establish collaborative regional, statewide, or community coalitions dedicated to improving the response (infrastructure, training, outreach tools, and direct victim assistance services) to victims of identity theft. The 3-year effort will include planning and outreach (year one); distribution of up to 9 competitive subawards to victim-serving coalitions and the provision of networking and training to those coalitions (year two); and evaluation and replication of program models (year three).